John H. Ahn, D.O.

Dr. Ahn was born in Seoul, South Korea and immigrated to the United States in his early teens. He is a graduate of Colgate University in New York, and completed his medical degree from New York Institute of Technology/ New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Ahn completed internal medicine training and gastroenterology fellowship training in Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York and subsequently finished one additional year of advanced therapeutic endoscopy fellowship at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Ahn is board certified in Gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine and also certified in Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners.

Furthermore, he is also trained in acupuncture and alternative medicine. Dr. Ahn is currently interested in integrating his holistic training background and advanced technical therapeutic endoscopy skills in conjunction with alternative medicine to treat his patients.

Dr. Ahn has been in practice for over 20 years and he prizes commitment to quality and aims to provide compassionate patient centered care.

Amir Awad, MD

Dr. Amir Awad is a board-certified gastroenterologist practicing in the Tampa Bay Area. He is a graduate from University of Alexandria Medical School in 1991. He completed his training in both internal medicine and gastroenterology at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center in New York City. He received additional specialty fellowship training in Endoscopic ultrasound and ERCP at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York. Dr. Awad Started the endoscopic ultrasound program in Bronx Lebanon Hospital in 2006. After relocating to Tampa in 2009, Dr. Awad introduced this technology to Town and Country Hospital, where he continues to practice today. Dr. Awad lives with his wife and three children. He enjoys fishing with his family and sponsors the American Cancer Society's fight against colon cancer.

Neil Bajwa, M.D.

David J. Becker, M.D., P.A.

David J. Becker is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and the sub-specialty of Gastroenterology. He was born in Syracuse, New York. He graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University in 1989. He also received his Masters of Science in Management at the College of Business at the University of South Florida, 2001. He came to Clearwater in 1989 and has been in practice with Gastroenterology Consultants of Clearwater, a Division of Gastro Florida. Dr. Becker is past President of the Florida Gastroenterological Society. He is married.

Ernst Bontemps, M.D.

David S. Borislow M.D.

Dr. Borislow is the Director of Center for Digestive Healthcare. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and the subspecialty of Gastroenterology. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and graduated summa cum laude from Muhlenberg College with a B.S. in 1979. He received his M.D. degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Borislow completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. He finished his Gastroenterology fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in 1990, and has been in practice in Clearwater since then. He has been invited speaker at local and national meetings, and has authored multiple publications. Dr. Borislow was voted one of the Top Doctors in Florida and was listed as one of the first gastroenterologists in the Florida Edition of the Castle Connolly Guide How to Find the Best Doctors. He was selected as an American Gastroenterological Fellow, one of the first physicians in the United States to hold this honor. He is active in many community activities, included coaching and sponsoring youth athletic teams. He is married with 3 children.

John Chang, MD

Dr. Dr. John Chang is a graduate of South Alabama College of Medicine where he earned a medical degree in Internal Medicine and completed his internship and residency training at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York, NY and completed Gastroenterology fellowship at Nassau Country Medical Center in Long Island, NY. In Practice for more than 20 years, he is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He Holds fellowship in American College of Physician and Fellowship in American College of gastroenterology and has expertise in providing treatment for a wide variety of difficult gastroenterological disorders. Dr. Chang relocated his practice from Okeechobee to Tampa in 2007. He is fluent in Korean and English.

Umesh Choudhry, MD, FACG

Dr. Umesh Choudhry established the practice in 1998 after serving as Assistant Professor at University of South Florida. He obtained his Medical Degree from University of Delhi, India, Residency training at St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis and Gastroenterology fellowship at Wright State University. Ohio.

He completed Advanced Fellowship in Swallowing Disorders and Endoscopic Ultrasonography at University Of South Florida Center for Swallowing Disorders. He received the ASGE national scholarship for this training in 1995 thereby becoming one of very few physicians in the nation with such training. He has published several articles, book chapters, research papers. He has served as the Chairman of Department of Medicine and Endoscopy at Morton Plant Hospital and is very active in charitable and cultural organizations.

Joseph M. Daly, M.D.

Dr. Daly was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He received his MD at the Indiana University School of Medicine where he also served his internship and residency. Dr. Daly then completed a fellowship in Gastroenterology at the University of South Florida. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and in Gastroenterology. He is a past president of the medical staffs of Mease Hospital and Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital. Dr. Daly is a member of the Pinellas County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association (FMA), American Medical Association (AMA). Dr. and Mrs. Daly live in Palm Harbor and have three daughters. Dr. Daly enjoys running, Buccaneer football, and reading all types of history.

Gourisankar Degala, MD

Dr. Degala graduated from Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore, India. He completed his Internal Medicine residency training, Gastroenterology Fellowship, and Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy Fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital, Michigan. After fellowship, he joined the teaching faculty of the Division of Gastroenterology at Henry Ford Hospital and Health System before joining Advanced Digestive Care, PA.,

He has a special clinical interest is endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of complete disorders of the pancreas and biliary tract. Dr. Degala specializes in advanced therapeutic endoscopic procedures including ERCP, Endoscopic Ultrasound, HALO/BARRX radiofrequency ablation therapy, endoscopic mucosal resection, and enteral stenting. Dr. Degala is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is also an active member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American Gastroenterological Association.

Chetan Desai, MD MBA

Dr. Desai obtained his medical degree from South Gujarat University, India. He completed residency in Internal Medicine from Catholic Medical Center, Affiliated with Cornell University in New York. He completed fellowship training in Gastroenterology from Bronx-Lebanon Hospital affiliated with Albert Einstein Medical School in New York. Dr. Desai also has Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree from the University of South Florida, Tampa. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and board certified in Gastroenterology. He has been in private practice in Pinellas County since 1992. He is a member of American College of Gastroenterology and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr Desai practices all aspects of Gastroenterology with special interest in colon cancer screening, therapeutic biliary endoscopy, small intestine capsule endoscopy and liver disease.

Noah DeVicente , M.D.

Dr. DeVicente was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida as a fifth generation resident. After completing two undergraduate degrees from the University of Florida (Zoology and Spanish), he later received his MD degree from the same institution where he was inducted into the Golden Humanism Honor Society (Chapman Chapter) which honors medical students "who demonstrate exemplary behavior that promotes humanism and professionalism in the practice of Medicine." Dr. DeVicente completed his Internal Medicine training at the Medical University of South Carolina and later continued with a fellowship in Gastroenterology where he specialized in Endoscopic Ultrasound. He performed externships at 2 Hospitals in Valencia, Spain (El Hospital Clinico de La Fe and El Hospital Clinico de La Facultad de Medicina) and is fluent in Spanish. Dr. DeVicente is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a member of The American College of Gastroenterology, The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, The Florida Gastroenterologic Society and the Florida Medical Association. He resides in St. Petersburg and enjoys restoring a classic Ford Mustang, as well as trying new restaurants, going to the movies, and traveling to Spain to visit family and friends.

Dr. Leopold Grauer is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterologist and is Certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Grauer earned his Medical Degree at Universidad Central de Venezuela and finished his post graduate studies and fellowship at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Subsequently, Dr. Grauer did a Research Fellowship at the University of Miami, Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach where he published numerous papers. For almost a decade, Dr. Leopoldo Grauer has been in private practice in Tampa, Fla., where he has been providing excellent care to his patients.

Pothen Jacob, MD

Dr. Jacob graduated from Christian Medical College, Vellore, India. He completed Internal Medicine Residency at University of Pittsburgh in 1985. He then joined a Gastroenterology Fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago. This included a one year fellowship in Motility Disorders, Sponsored by the National Institute of Health. He is the lead author in several scientific publications in gastroenterology journals. He has been in private practice in Pinellas County since 1990. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and board certified in Gastroenterology. Dr Jacob practices in all aspects of Gastroenterology with special interest in Motility Disorders, Liver Disease and Colon cancer screening. He is a member of the American Gastroenterological Association and the American College of Gastroenterology.

Parth Joshi, M.D.

Dr. Joshi was born in India then moved to New York City when he was 6 years old. He grew up in Flushing, Queens, New York before moving to Palm Harbor while in high school. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida with an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He also received his M.D. from the University of Florida. He did his internal medicine residency at Emory University and gastroenterology fellowship at the University of South Florida. Dr. Joshi is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, the American Gastroenterological Association, the Florida Gastroenterologic Society, and the Florida Medical Association. In his spare time, he enjoys rooting for the New York Mets and the Florida Gators, along with trying new restaurants and binge watching the latest TV shows.

Alan R. Klibanoff, M.D.

Dr. Klibanoff was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He received his MD from Albany Medical College, New York, and completed his internship and residency at the University of South Florida where he was Chief Medical Resident. Dr. Klibanoff is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He has served as Chief of Medicine at Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital. He is a member of the Pinellas County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association (FMA), American Medical Association (AMA), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and is a Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology. Dr. and Mrs. Klibanoff reside in Palm Harbor and have four children. Dr. Klibanoff enjoys spending time with his family, reading and learning to play golf.

Howard Klein, M.D., P.A.

Howard Klein is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and the subspecialty of Gastroenterology. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from State University of New York Health Science Center 1987 and completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology at Medical College of Pennsylvania. He came to Clearwater in 1998 and has been in practice with Gastroenterology Consultants of Clearwater a Division of West Central Gastroenterology. He is the immediate past chairmen of the Morton Plant Hospital Endoscopy Committee. Society memberships include the American College of Physicians, American College of Gastroenterology and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. He is married and has three children.

Richard G. LaCamera, M.D.

Dr. LaCamera was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. He received his MD from the University of Florida. He completed his Internal Medicine training at the University of Alabama and his Gastroenterology training at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. LaCamera is a member of the Pinellas County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association (FMA), American Medical Association (AMA), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), American College of Gastroenterology [ACG) and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Dr. and Mrs. LaCamera have two sons and reside in Palm Harbor. He enjoys spending time with his family, coaching youth sports, and being involved in his church.

Alfredo Mendoza, MD

Dr. Alfredo Mendoza is board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Transplant Hepatology and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He completed his Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He also completed fellowship training in Hematology at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, United Kingdom. In addition he also holds a Master's Degree in Health Evaluation Sciences from Penn State University. Dr. Mendoza joined Westchase Gastroenterology from Tampa General Hospital and has broad experience in clinical management of patients with Gastrointestinal and Liver diseases. He is fluent in Spanish and English.

Arjun Nanda, M.D.

Dr. Nanda was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. He received his M.D. from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and completed his internal medicine residency in Atlanta, Georgia at Emory University. He moved to Birmingham, Alabama and finished his gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is board certified in Internal Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Gastroenterology, the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and the American Gastroenterological Association. He and his wife (who is a radiation oncologist) live in Tampa with their dog, and they love traveling all over the world. Dr. Nanda is a self-proclaimed sports fanatic and loves the Florida Gators, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Rays and Bolts.

Mihir Patel, MD

Dr. Patel obtained his medical degree from The State University of Gujarat, India. He completed residency in Internal Medicine from The State University of New York at Stonybrook, NY in 2000. He obtained three years of fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at The University of Texas, Houston and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He has been in private practice since 2003. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and board certified in Gastroenterology. His areas of interest are colon cancer screening and liver and biliary tract disease. He is a member of The American Gastroenterology Association, The American College of Gastroenterology and The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Abhitabh Patil, M.D.

Dr. Patil obtained his medical degree from the University of Florida in 2002. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine from University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas in 2005.

He was on faculty as an Assistant Professor and Director of Endoscopic Ultrasound at Rush University Medical Center from 2009 to 2012. He was also the program director for Interventional Gastroenterology and trained fellows in Advanced, Therapeutic Endoscopy. He has been in private practice since 2012. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology/Hepatology.

His areas of interest and expertise include pancreaticobiliary disease (disorders of the pancreas, bile duct, gallbladder, and liver) and gastrointestinal cancer (cancer of the esophagus, stomach, intestine, pancreas, liver, bile duct/gallbladder, and colon). He is a member of The American Gastroenterology Association, The American College of Gastroenterology and The American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Michael W. Peebles, M.D.

Dr. Peebles was born in San Antonio, Texas. He attended Florida State University as an undergraduate and received his MD from the University of Florida (but is a Seminole at heart). He completed his Internal Medicine training at the University of South Florida where he was also Chief Medical Resident. He then served as a physician in the United States Air Force for three years before returning to complete a Gastroenterology fellowship at the University of South Florida. He is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. Dr. Peebles is a member of the Pinellas County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association (FMA), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Dr. and Mrs. Peebles have two children and reside in Palm Harbor. He enjoys playing the guitar, fishing, and spending time with his family.

Michael L. Weiss, M.D., P.A.

L. Michael Weiss is Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine and the subspecialty of Gastroenterology. He was born in Flushing, New York. He received a bachelor of arts from Brandeis University and his MD from New York Medical College. He did his internal medicine residency and gastroenterology fellowship at Emory University. He came to Clearwater in 1995 to join in practice with Gastroenterology Consultants of Clearwater. He is a past chairman of the gastroenterology department at Morton Plant Hospital. He continues to be very active in clinical research and has been the principal investigator in numerous gastrointestinal studies. He is actively involved with many charities and is on the board of directors of the Florida chapter of The Children's Heart Foundation. He is the past president of the West Florida Y Runners Club. He is an endurance athlete who has run more than 15 marathons and competed in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships.

Robert Wharton, M.D.

Laurence H. Zeitlin, M.D.

Dr. Zeitlin was born in the Bronx New York. He received his undergraduate degree at New York University and received his MD at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. He served his Internal Medicine residency at the University of Miami and completed his GI fellowship at the University of South Florida. Dr. Zeitlin is board certified in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He is a member of the Pinellas County Medical Society, Florida Medical Association (FMA), American Medical Association (AMA), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) and American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Dr. and Mrs. Zeitlin have three sons and reside in Palm Harbor. He loves trains, collects old postcards and time pieces.